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Eurasian Rock Pipit
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Rocky coasts.
Diet: Marine invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Dark, grey-fringed tail; coastal only.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
How rare is it?
The Eurasian Rock Pipit sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
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Similar birds
- Tree PipitUncommon · Heaths
- Blyth's PipitEpic · Coastal scrub (very rare)
- Buff-bellied PipitEpic · Coastal grass (vagrant)
- Long-billed PipitLegendary · Open ground (extreme vagrant)
- Meadow PipitCommon · Moors
- Olive-backed PipitRare · Coastal scrub (autumn vagrant)
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